Topic: Pandemic Innovation

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Episode 1397 27:14 - 28:50

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Bayer CEO, mRNA Gene Therapy Public Acceptance

The CEO of Bayer stated at a recent panel that mRNA vaccines are essentially examples of cell and gene therapy. He noted that if the public had been asked two years ago to inject gene therapy into their bodies, there would have been a 95% refusal rate. He credited the pandemic with opening the public's eyes to biotech innovations that were previously considered unacceptable.